Holder for hats, coats, umbrellas, &amp;c.



' l-J- GARRETT.

HOLDER FOR HATS, COATS,UMBRELLAS, 6w.

APPLICATION men 1AN.6. 1916.

1,208,767. v Patented Dec.19,1916.

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HOLDER FOR HATS, COATS, UMBRELLAS, 8w.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6. 1916.

1,208,767, Patented Dec.19,1916.

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JOHN J. GARRETT, OF TRUMANN, ARKANSAS, -A$SIGNOR 0F TW'O-FIFTI-IS TO MARTIN" I MQGRATH, OF TRUMANN, ARKANSAS.

HOLDER FOR HATS, COATS, UMBRELLAS, 86C.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

Application filed January e, 1916. Serial No. 70,663.

To'all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN J. GARRETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Trumann, in the county of Poinsett. and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and useful Holder for'Hats, Coats, Umbrellas, &c., of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a holder for coats, hats, umbrellas and the like, one of the objects of the invention being to provide a coin controlled look bymeans of which the several articles placed onthe holder will be securely fastened in position so that they cannot be removed by unauthorized persons.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which is simple and durable in construction, attractive in appearance, and which can be operated readily to fasten the. articles in position. I

'With the foregoing and other objects 'in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the inventionresides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the vention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

- In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown. r

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a front elevation of the holder,. the parts being shown in active positions. Fig. 2 is an elevation of one side of the structure. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the opposite side of said structure. Fig. 4 is a top plan view. Fig. 5 is a side elevation, the parts of the holder being shown in their open or normal positions. Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical transverse section through the casing of the lock and showing the relative positions of the parts while an article is secured to the holder. Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6, but showing the relative positions of the parts when unlocked by the insertion of a coin. Fig. 8 is anenlarged section on line A-B Fig. 6, the position of a key in the lock being indicated by dotted lines.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a back board or base preferably extended vertically and adapted to be securedto a wall or other structure. Extending from this base is a pair of hooks 2 and 3 arranged one above the other and pivotally connected to. the base as at i is a retaining member 5 having an opening 6 from which extends a slot 7. Opening 6 is bridged by arcuate guard wires 8 preferably crossed as shown, while the slot 7 is also bridged by crossed arcuate wires 9 or the like. It will be noted that the free end portion of the retaining member 5is arched, as at 10, the slot 7 extending fromthe opening 6 to the space under this arch.

A series of retaining loops 11 is provided upon the base 1, there being a supporting ledge 12 or the like below the lowermost loop and which is adapted to support a cane, umbrella or the like inserted down through the loops 11. A guardplate 13 extends laterally from the retaining member 5. and is adapted, when said member is in active position, to extend directly over the series of loops 11, as shown particularly in Figs. 1, 2 and 8.

It will be understood that the parts hereinbefore described can be used efliciently as a means for holding a hat, coat, and umbrella or the like, by placing the hat on the upper hook 2, hanging the coat upon the lower hook 3, and inserting the umbrella or cane downwardly through the loops 11 until it rests onthe support 12. The retaining member 5 is then swung downwardly to the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3,. so that the crown portion of the hat will be received in the opening (3 and will be guarded by the arcuate wires 8, while that portion of the coat engaging the hook will be received in the slot 7 and held on the hook by the guard wires 9 and by the arch 10. Plate 13 will assume a position above the upper end of the cane or umbrella, thus preventing the upward removal thereof from the loops 11.

For the purpose of fastening the retaining member 5 in active position, anovel form of locking means has been provided. It will be noted that an arcuate link 14 is pivotally connected to cars 15 outstanding from the base 1, this link having a longitudinal slot 16 in which is slidably mounted a stud 17 extending laterally from the re taining member 5. A connecting rod 18 is pivotally attached at one end to the link 14 and at its other end to a slide 19 mounted on the base and the lower end portion of which extends into a lock casing 20. That portion of the slide within the lock casing 1s formed with ratchet teeth 21 adapted tb be engaged by a pawl 22 which is held in engaging position by a spring 23. The pawl and the ratchet teeth cooperate to prevent upward movement of the slide. The pawl 22 has a transverse recess 24: normally interposed between a key receiving slot 25 in the front face of casing 20 and a recess 26 in the base 1. Recess 26 is adapted to receive a stud 27 at the end of a key. indicated generally at 28, a portion of this key being adapted to enter the recess 24 in the pawl so that when the key is rotated the pawl will be retracted against the action of its spring 23 and out of engagement with the toothed slide 21.

For the purpose of preventing the key from turning under certain conditions, a channel 29 has been provided in the casing 1 and slidably mounted in this channel is a bar 30 having a wing or projection 31 adapted to be limited in its sliding movement by stops 32 in the casing. A guard 33 extends across'the bar and serves to hold it against lateral displacement. Under normal conditions, the projection 31 is adapted to contact with one side of the inserted key, thus to hold the key against rotation within the casing. A trip lever 33 is pivotally connected to the lower end of the bar 30 and has av weight 3% thereon. One end of this lever projects into a coin chute 35 extending downwardly within the casing 1 from a coin slot 36, the lower portion of the coin chute discharging into a suitable coin receptacle, not shown. The downward movement of the lever within the coin chute is limited by a stop 36 and in order that a deposited coin may be retained in the chute, a yieldingly mounted coin support 37 extends into the lower portion of the coin chute and is engaged by one end of a crank shaft 38 journaled within suitable bearings 39 within the casing. An extension 40 projects from the. shaft 38 and is adapted to be engaged by a spring finger 11 carried by the lower portion of the slide 19. This finger is adapted to slide upwardly past the extension 10 during the upward movement of the slide 19 but will, during the downward movement of the slide, engage the end portion of the extension 40 and-press it downwardly thus to rotate the shaft 38 7 As hereinbefore pointed out, under normal conditions the retaining member 5 is 1 swung outwardly as shown in Fig. 5. A hat can then be placed on the hook 2, a coat can be hung from the hook 3, and a cane or umbrella can be inserted through the loops 11 so as to rest on the support 12. The parts of the lock will at this time be positioned as shown in Fig. 7. WVhen the parts are in this position,.the key in the lock will be held against rotation by the projection 31. The retaining member 5 is then swung downwardly so that the crown portion of the hat will enter the opening 6, while the hook 3 and the garment supported thereby will be received in the slot 7 and under the arch 10. Plate 13 will, as before described, prevent the upward withdrawal of the umbrella or cane from the loops 11. During this movement of the retainingmember 5 to active position, slide 19 will move downwardly, the teeththereon slipping past the pawl 22 so'that after the parts have thus been adjusted, it is impossible to raisethe retaining; member 5 to the position shown in Fig. without first operating the lock mechanism.- Although the key is held againstrotation, it can bewithdrawn by the person using the device.

When it is desired to; removethe articles secured in position, a coin of the proper denomination should first be inserted into the chute This coin will fall upon that portion of lever33 in the path thereof and will come to a stop upon the upper end of the member 37. The downward movement of lever 33 under-the action of the coinwill result in the upward movement ofbar 30, thus bringing the projection 31 out of the path of movement of the key. The key can then be inserted into the lock and-rotated. This operation will disengage the pawl 22 from the teeth 21 and the retaining-member 5 can thus be swung upwardly so as torelease the engaged articles on the books When the structure is again used the downward movement of the retaining member 5 will cause the descending finger 4:1 to enthe arm or projection a0 and rotate the shaft 38, with the result that the coin supporting member 37 will be moved downwardly andthe coin thereon will thus be released and fallinto a receptacle provided for it. As soon as lever33 is thus relieved of the weight of the coin, the weight 34 will return the lever to its initial'position, whereupon the. mechanism will be reset, 7

l/Vhat is claimed is 1. The combination with a base, outstanding garment engaging means thereon, and a retaining member hingedly connected to the base and having an opening for the reception of portions of the supported garments, of guards bridgingthe opening, means upon the base for receiving and supporting a cane or the like insertible: downwardly thereinto, means upon the retaining member for preventing upward withdrawal of said cane or the like from the engaging means,v and means for locking the retaining member in holding position.

2. The combination with a base and superposed garment engaging means outstanding therefrom, of a retaining member hingedlyconnected to the base and having an enlarged hat receiving opening into which one of the garmentengaging means projects, arcuate guards bridging said opening, said member having an outwardly' bowed portion at the free end thereof for straddling a portion of a garment engaging the other garment engaging means, superposed cane receiving loops outstanding from the base, a guard plate extending laterally from the hinged retaining member and adapted, when said member is in retaining position, to overhang an object engaging the loops, and means for locking the retaining member in garment holding position.

3. The combination with a base and superposed garment engaging means outstandingtherefrom, of a retaining member hingedly connected to the base and having an enlarged hat receiving opening into which one of the garment engaging means projects, arcuate guards bridging said opening, said member having an outwardly bowed portion at the free end thereof for straddling a portion of a garment engaging the other garment engaging means, superposed cane receiving loops outstanding from the base, a guard plate extending laterally from the hinged retaining member and adapted, when said member is in retaining position, to overhang an object engaging the loops, means for locking the retaining member in garment holding position, said means including a slide, means on the base for engaging the slide, means for transmitting motion from the retaining member to the slide when said member is swung into or out of retaining position, and locking means for engaging the slide to hold it against movement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signa ture in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN J. GARRETT. Witnesses J. T. KELLEY, E. G. CA PBELL.

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